Expansion bolt



March 29, 1932. C, F, RASMUSSEN 1,851,292

EXPANS ION BOLT Filed. May 24, 1928 Patented Mar, "29, 1932 CARI. yF; nAsMUssEN, oni cnic'iiem ILLIivoIs EXPANSION- BOLT i My invention relates to expansion bolts. While the particularl lembodiment which; shall herein describev is adapted to beused 1n fastening;brackets,ihangers, and the Jlike to Y' 5 brickwalls, the invention Ais not tobe limited to the specific form shown,'nor vto the particular use hereindescribed. t, v

f Expansion bolts for securing brackets and A Vlike articles yto masonry are well known; but,

Y '1g 'particularly in attachingbrackets to brick I have found nothing ,onk thefmarket satisfactory. The vfdiiicultywith @devices of a. prior art resides `v chiefly 'in' the vfact 4 that they VproduceV localizedfpressu'res which tend k 4 A ywedge neednotbe a separate piece, but may be formed integral' with the shank of the bolt,y butI prefer to usea machine bolt, because of hold uponthepbricks.' `y s, The 'usual Vmanner of attaching them 'is f to ril; to crack'the brick Vor, .to'gain onlyaninsecure drill a round` hole, either into [the bricksor into the mortarbetWeenthebriclrs,A thisfhole '2o beingof'a Alarger diameterV than the shell iof* the Vexpansion bolt, so', as to vreceive the saine VV'lhereupj'om' theexpansion, bolt 1s `ineer-t/ed.and 'expanded lbutl due to the cylin'.

i. dricalsnrfacesnotlhavingfa close t, the'cy lindricalsshell bearsonly ata few points and, atrbestyona verysfmallgor limited surface',

masonry without jgaining adequatesupport.

lhave conceivcdthe possibility of employing 'a-Vflat'jfaced expansion bolty with a ysoft metalL face which will' do two :things First Y provide anfeXtensive bearing surface and sec-V ond, due tothe soft metalengag'ing faces of the expansible party `of the'device, the rough-y ness or projections on the supporting surfaces Willjembed themselves jin the soft metal face and gain a firmand entensive vContact without a tendency to cause 'fracture' or rpressing nof the masonry. l f

forging, is connected to the shank ofa bolt,kr

whichfextends'through, the block;v K' By drawingonthe shankV of the bolt, asy by means of pously, this may be done. f

- wedge'.

Ing-the -preferred form".-,ofl my invention, Y

192s. serial No. 280,132; c i* thread and nut, the wedge is drawn or forced into the slot of the block andthe pressure is `distributed throughv the body of the block tothe supporting surfaces.` y n Preferably,iin mounting the blockin brick 55 masonry, chipk outa part ofthe mortar rbei tween bricks and set thefdevice inthe slot so provided. f It is,` generally, not necessary to fill in the slot around they bolt,` but, ,obviw yeso The block need vnot bemade of a solid piece "ofleadv or soft metahbut mayjconsist of a Ushaped orVV-shaped'sheetmetal stamping, having soft metal faces. Likewise, the

cheapness, and lety ,the headf ofv the machine bolt `seat ina recess on the Aback -sideof the 5% VvNowjinl orderfto acquaint those skilled;

theart with fthemannerrof constructing and operatinga device accordance with my in- Ventron, I shalldescrlbem connectlondwith the accompanying, drawings, a specific einT 75 Y i ,y Vbod iment oftheinvention. with resultant cracking or splitting of the i place;

2-2 of- Figure l, showing arpipehanger in Figure Sisa sectionalviewhowing a different-,method'of fasteningpipe hangers and 5 the like;v f; 'A j jv Figure 4 is a side elevation'of the exp'air sion-bolt'of my invention;

r`Figures v6 and 7 arev perspectivepvievvs ofj the two'inain Yelements of'myexpansionbolt; the slotted 'vexpansible block,` and the wedgeif shapefbmeinber operatingjth'erein, respectively,` Y, n Similar `numeralsl refer toA similarparts 9 throughout the several views.'` 7

The device shown in thedrawings consists ofaslotted expansible block?l made of lead orthe like, a rigid wedge 3 Which'may be a casting, stamping orthe like, a machine bolt Afl-.fanti oFFIcEi y s Figure 5is a plan viewlof the same; and ;u 'j *i 8 and 8' as the wedge 3 is initially drawn into block 2, contacting therewith at 9. Slot 10 is provided to permit the wedge 3 to lnove forward until the inclined surface 6 of block 2 can conform with the surface 7 of the wedge 3, due to compression. f

This slot 10 is also for the purpose of giving the two expansible halves of the block 2 flexibility so as to aid the surfaces 8 and 8' in conforming to the irregular surfaces of the bricks 11. r

Referrin to Figures 5 and 7 it will be seen that the Wedge 3 has a recess 12 for thereception of the square head 4 of the machine bolt 4. The sides 12. of the recess prevent the bolt head 4 from turning when the nut 5 is drawn p during the fastening or expanding operatlons.

Figures l, 2 and 3 show the embodiment ofv as it is applied in actual'use. Figures 4 and 5 showcthe expansion bolt before it is used l'and it will be seen in Figures 2 and 3 that the wedge 3 has expanded the block 2 and has caused the surfaces 8l and 8 to conform with the irregular surfaces of the bricks 11. The device of my invention, as has been previously set forth, is first inserted between the bricks 11, after some of the mortar 13 has been removed. After placinthe bolt in position, mortar may again be lled in to close the excess opening. fir Figurer2, the forward surface 14 of block 2 should be so placed as to be substantially flush with the surfaces of the bricks 11. This is vdone for the purpose of enablin the pi e-hangerA 15 to abut against the sur ace 14 o Ablock 2 and also against the surfacesof the bricks 11, when the nutl 5 is drawn up. Then, drawing up of the nut 5 upon the machine bolt 4 moves the wedge forward, the surfaces 7 of the Wedge 3 gradu` ally expanding the lead block 2 as theyen ga e the inclined surfaces 6 of the block.

hisV operation anchors the bolt, and the same nut 5 can then be used to hold the article to be carried by the bolt 4.

To assure and revent the Wed e 3 from f being forced out o engagement lwit 1 the slotted lead block 2 when the nut 5 is removed, the inclined surfaces 7 aretransversely serrated asdesignated by 7. In this manner, the wedge 3, when pulled into the lead block 2, causes the serrations 7 on the surfaces 7 to bite into the metal of block 2 and consequentlv hold the wedge 3from releasing itself when the nut 5 is removed.

In Figure 3, another method of fastening the hanger 15 or the like is shown, which has only an additional nut 5 to secure the hanger 15, and in this event, the nut 5 is used to accomplish the expandlng and anchoring of the bolt 1, and the surfaces 7 of the wed e 3 may, if desired, be transversely serrated. However, such serrations are not essential in this mode of fastening, as the nut 5 prevents the www from sipping.

iie I have shown the block as made entirely of a piece of lead, or lead alloy or other soft metal, it is to be understood that I may vary the construction 'of the same, all within my invention, by employing a sheet metal stamping as the main frame or body of the block, with lead facings for distributing the pressure and for embedding the rough surfaces. In a like manner, the construction of the wedge may be varied Within my invention, as for example, by making the same integral with the shank of the bolt.

I do not intend to be limited to the details shown or described, except as the same are recited in theappended claims.

I claim:

1. In an expansion bolt, the combination of a flat faced block having a V-shaped transverse slot and having a perforation thr huit the axis of which is parallel to said flatnfces, a V-shaped wedge the faces of which form an angle less than the angle of said V'shaped slot, and means for forcing the Wedge into the slot to expand the block into engagement with supporting surfaces, said means having a threaded stem extending through said perforation and projecting beyond the front face of the block. v f n L 2. In an expansion bolt, the combination of lan expansible block having a soft metal face, a hard metal wedge, a bolt passing through both block and wedge, the wedge and bolt having interengaging shoulders to prevent relative rotation, the threaded shank of the bolt pro'ecting beyond the block, a nut screwed ereupon reactin against the block and capable of drawing t e wedge into the block through the agency of the bolt, accomplishing the expansion of said block first at its middle portion and subsequently at its free edge.

3. In an expansion bolt, a fiat faced expansible block having soft metal faces,r a transversely serrated hard metal wedge, a

bolt passing loosely through both block and wedge, having its head fitting into a recess in the wedge, a nut upon theextendedthreeded -shank,reacting against the block and cap able, on turning, of drawing the transvetsely serrated hard metal wedge into the 'block causing ythe expansion' thereof, said serrations of the wedge biting into the metal block and conse uently holding the wedge, as well as preventing the slipping thereof when the nut is subsequently removed. y

4. In an expansion bolt, a rectangular flat faced-metal. block, transversely slotted, said ausy drawing the Wedge into the block, Where it is held Vby its` serrations when the nut is sub,-

vergent portions, kWedge means adapted, to I be received in the slot and'having Wedge n surfaoesso angularly disposed relative to Y, the divergent portions ofsaid slot as yto sequently loosened. f Y

Y clamped in an opening, an expansible block 5.o"In anV expansion looltadapizedr` tor be having ar slot therein provided Wit-h ydi-y eontaet initially with only theinner portions of the slot, and means for drawing said Wedge means into the slot to spread the block rst Vnear the base of the slot and subsequently at lthe open end vso kas to initially force the block into Clamping engagement with the Walls of said opening at points intermediate the ends of the blo'el V l .In Witness whereof, I hereunto my name this 19th day of May, 1928.V

CARL F. RASMUSSENL* n subscribe 

